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The Pitfalls of Personal Finance Denial

By: Sherrie Le Masurier

You know you're in personal finance denial if you aren't truthful about money and the role it plays in your life. For instance, do you ignore your bank statements or bills, carelessly keep adding to your credit card debts, have a growing overdraft or keep spending money you don't have in order to impress others?

If you do any of the above, chances are good you have also experienced the pitfalls of personal finance denial and find money and your relationship with it very stressful.

Personal finance denial is a waste of time and energy. Denying the truth and not taking steps to improve your financial situation is the worst thing you can do.

Your issues with money will not go away if you continue with a negative attitude. By being in personal finance denial you're actually inviting things to go from bad to worse. Being in denial is like being in a hole and unless you make a change soon you’ll find yourself digging an even deeper hole for yourself.

Money will always have a damaging effect on you and your family members unless you make the decision to let go of your denial and negative personal finance thinking.

In order to get rid of all your negative feelings surrounding money and to let the stress and frustration go about not having enough or not being able to keep up, you have to commit to making a change. You need to take control of your money and the way you use it once and for all.

The first step is acknowledging that you're in charge of your money instead of your money being in charge of you.

You need to believe that you have what it takes to be successful with money. You also need to accept that you have the power to make a change.

Remove the word 'can't' from your vocabulary and vow from this day on to use the word 'CAN' whenever you think of your relationship with money. Instead of saying to yourself, "I can't afford it". Repeat to yourself over and over again, "I'd rather save my money for something else."

Consider also the words 'love' and 'hate'. Hating money and the role it plays in your life is negative whereas saying "I love money" is positive.

In order to love money you need to appreciate it for what it is - a means of bringing good things into your life. Say, "I love being able to manage my money well."

In order to be a personal finance success you also need to be a positive thinker. One of the best ways to believe you have what it takes to be successful with money is to keep telling yourself you are. "I will be a personal finance success because I believe in myself and in my abilities to make all my financial dreams come true."

Believe it or not a simple phrase repeated over and over can really make a difference.

Even though I'm talking about how you can be a personal finance success with positive thinking, the same technique applies to other areas of your life. By repeating positive phrases you can make a change for the better.

Replace those thoughts with positive phrases like "I will always have enough money for the things that matter most," "I will pay my bills because I appreciate the benefits of the goods and services purchased," and "I chose to save instead of spending my money on something that isn't really important to me."

It's also important to acknowledge that you have the power to spend money on the things that you feel are personally worthwhile and that you don't need to give in to spending money on things that aren't important. Just because other people may spend carelessly, doesn't mean you have to follow suit. How you spend your money should be your choice - no one else's.

Personal finance should not be burden - it should be a joy. When you change your attitude about money from a negative to a positive, you free yourself from stress and worry, and open the door to freedom and pleasure.

About the Author:

Sherrie Le Masurier is a columnist who writes extensively on personal finance issues. To learn more about how positive thoughts can create abundance visit her blog http://www.positivemoney.blogspot.com - Copyright.

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